07.25.09
5 a.m. CDT Saturday, July 25, 2009
Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas
STATUS REPORT: STS-127-20
STS-127 MCC STATUS REPORT #20
HOUSTON – The combined crew of space shuttle Endeavour and the
International Space Station will enjoy a day off to rest up after a
challenging first half of the STS-127 assembly mission.
The song “In Your Eyes,” by Peter Gabriel, was played as a wake-up
call for the crew at 4:46 a.m. CDT. It was selected for Tom
Marshburn, who completed his second spacewalk on Friday with Chris
Cassidy.
The spacewalkers completed the final four battery swaps for the Port 6
Truss structure, and those batteries are now being charged. Later in
the day, the new batteries are expected to be integrated into the
station’s power grid.
Commander Mark Polansky, Pilot Doug Hurley and Mission Specialists
Chris Cassidy, Julie Payette, Tom Marshburn and Dave Wolf will answer
reporters’ questions in an interview set for 7:03 a.m.
Expedition 20 Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineers Mike
Barratt, Tim Kopra, Roman Romanenko, Bob Thirsk and Frank De Winne
will have a standard weekend schedule that includes time off and
routine station housekeeping.
The crew is scheduled to begin its sleep period about 7 p.m.
The next mission status report will be issued at the end of the crew’s
day or earlier if warranted.
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